Every Tuesday throughout the college football season, the University of New Mexico holds its media luncheon, a chance to ask head coach Bob Davie about the week ahead.

Saturday is the Lobos' first game, and Davie took his place at the podium Tuesday.

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“One hundred percent of the coaches giving these press conferences are encouraged,” said Davie. “There’s a bunch of us trying to be 1-0, (and) 50 percent will be.”

In order to do so, they’ll have to beat the University of Texas at El Paso Miners at University Stadium Aug. 30.

Their meeting a season ago turned out to be one of the most exciting games of the year. The game was decided by a New Mexico defensive stop on fourth down in overtime.

“We were hanging on by a thread at the end and we were able to somehow get that spot at the end of the game that we won the game. I can remember it like it was yesterday and there was a fine line between winning and losing," Davie said.

The Lobos beat the Miners 42-35 in 2013, marking their first win in the state of Texas since 1997. UTEP ended the year with a 2-10 record, while UNM finished 3-10.

“They’re so much like us. They kind of faded off at the end of the year kind of like we did,” said Davie. “They’re not going to be a spread out team. They’re going to line it up and run it right at us. They’re really a big talented offensive football team.”

Both teams struggled to get off the field on defense. UTEP allowed over 39 points a game, while New Mexico gave up more than 42 points a game.

The Lobos and Miners kick off the regular season at 6:06 p.m. Saturday. The Mountain West Network will broadcast the game online.